There is « no known or expected causal relationship between the vaccine and Bell’s palsy, » the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
The U.S. federal government will continue to monitor occurrences of Bell’s palsy — a partial paralysis in the face — among people who receive Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine after four cases were reported among trial participants, though the vaccine doesn’t appear to cause the condition. Dr. Sara Oliver, an officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during the agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Friday that there is « no known or expected causal relationship between the vaccine and Bell’s palsy. » The ACIP develops recommendations on how to use vaccines to control diseases in the United States, according to the CDC. « Post authorization safety and effectiveness studies will be critical as well. Specifically, surveillance for Bell’s palsy could help determine any possible causal relationship, » Oliver said.
